"What you're worried about, what I promised will come true."

Randall smiled and spoke, but his eyes were like wolves burning with fire.

There was silence on the field.

His dangerous breath was afraid that a "but" would suddenly come out, but what was more worrying than the transfer with certain conditions was whether he would turn his left hand into his right hand, saying that he would transfer it to several vassal countries around the Lion Garden, those small countries had already lost everything after being annexed by the Lion Garden in recent years, and only left a false name.

This kind of thing, all the lords and craftsmen present could not agree to it.

"It hurts me that you still seem to have a lot of suspicions," Randall snorted in a low voice, "but I have conveyed more than once that the Lion Court is not prepared to include the Crownless City as a territory, whether it is a country or a surrounding annex, and it does not have such intentions. ”

His eyes seem to be able to see through people's hearts.

The craftsmen present looked at each other, and they even began to wonder if they were still asleep, these were only words that could only be heard in dreams, in fact, when they woke up, the meeting had not yet begun.

Although intellectually still not inclined to believe, if Randall really had the slightest hint of good intentions in the very unlikely way, then it would ......

No, he won't have it.

Rowe was sure, but no one could tell what Randall was trying to do.

"I will hand over this city unconditionally, and if I can, I hope to reach a good friendly trade relationship with the Lion Court in the future, after all, it would be pure self-deception to say that the city's artisan skills are not needed."

"What do you mean......" Ryan subconsciously spoke.

Don't get into it.

Luo Wei couldn't help but shake his head, Ryan was still too tender, but he was probably about the same at the beginning.

"That's right, I hope to coexist with the Crownless City as a friendly neighbor." Randall said confidently.

This made many people present believe a little, especially those craftsmen, after all, they were afraid that the other party would not recognize the independence of the Crownless City on the grounds of repeating the mistakes of the Craftsmen's Guild, which was almost what they were most worried about, after all, if the city was still governed in the form of electing craftsmen, the organizational form was actually no different from the Craftsmen's Guild.

But if the city really continues to exist as an independent metropolis......

"I understand your desire not to have outsiders meddle in the city," Randall said with a stumbling voice, "and the same is true for the Lion Garden, and I don't want to see you in the future being blinded by the Hoof Fire Empire and being reduced to war slaves to the Lion Garden, which would nullify all your efforts at the moment." ”

Sensing the sight, the two marshals of the Hoof Fire Empire tightened their expressions.

Loveley's gaze was completely ignored, and he involuntarily clenched his fists, the man ...... Are you really embarrassed to say that you don't want outsiders to meddle in a country's affairs?

"If Your Excellency is so kind," Felica said in front of everyone, "how do you make sure that the 'blinding' Hoof Fire Empire doesn't attack this city?" Otherwise, once a unilateral war is set off, the Lion Garden will still be the enemy of the city, which is completely contrary to your good intentions. ”

"Huh...... That's right," Randall spoke directly to her for the first time, "For example, you, who are in charge of crafting the Hoof Fire Empire's magic guide weapon, aren't you standing at the scene of the post-war meeting at this moment?" ”

Felica: "! ”

The people looked at Filica in astonishment, because she had helped a lot in the crusade, so even though she was one of the three masters of the Wizard, people didn't deliberately speculate in this regard.

Marshal West is the person in charge sent by the Hoof Fire Empire to cooperate with the Craftsmen Guild?

That...... Previously, Marcus led his army to attack the Crownless City and provided sacrifices to the magic guide weapon, also for the sake of ......

"In this matter, I have no excuse." Felica bowed her head.

Even Ryan didn't know about it, and he was a little confused for a while. So the battle of the Crownless City was carried out by Marcus after receiving the order, and the Hoof Fire Empire implemented it for Felika's magic weapon plan?

"She had been someone's captive for months before I received the order to attack the city." Marcus said suddenly.

"Who?" Gittiqiu asked.

"Who else," Marcus smiled with a detached expression, "If she's to blame for that, do you think I'll keep her alive until now?" ”

The crowd seemed to have guessed who it was.

But it is not explicitly stated, and now is not the time to seriously pursue it, the key is how exactly Randall wants to give up the city.

There was no doubt that these words gave Randall the upper hand, and in order to prevent the Hoof Fire Empire from unilaterally putting pressure on the Crownless City, he must have made any demands that he had not yet spoken.

This suddenly made the scene tense again.

"Don't be so desperate," Randall smiled unfathomably, "We're now discussing how to maintain peace in this land, and we can't let the Hoof Fire Empire intervene, and I don't want to see the interests of the Lion Court suffer, so it must be difficult to do such a thing." But actually, I do have some suitable solutions. ”

"What is it?" Ryan looked up at him.

"It's very simple, as long as it is enough to deter the Hoof Fire Empire, and for the Lion Garden, I also hope to be able to meet a few private requests that reassure the Kingdom Army without violating the principle of transfer."

"Private, private requests?" Eluffa couldn't help but frown.

"That's right," replied Randall, closing his eyes, "even for me personally, the favourable factors that I hope to create a lasting peace by this are of a nature similar to this. ”

Loveley sat sideways and did not speak.

She didn't understand what the other party was thinking, she didn't intend to hand it over to a vassal state, she wasn't prepared to put forward embarrassing transfer conditions, and the bargaining chips at the political table could be said to have been retreated again and again, and now she had reduced the cost of ceding a city to the nature of a private request, which violated political logic.

But now that so much has been foreshadowed, Loveley never thinks that he is simply backing down, what the hell is thinking, I'm afraid it's time to show his fangs next.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, what exactly do you mean by your private request?" The people of the Order asked.

"Huh...... I am honored that you sincerely want me to think about the future of this city. In that case, you can put yourself in my shoes and try to think about what you can do to satisfy the peace of the city and reassure the Lion Court. ”

Stand ...... From the perspective of the Prime Minister of Lion Garden?

Everyone didn't expect Randall to throw up this topic, what is "what would they do if they were the Prime Minister of Lion Garden"?

Is there a way to have it both ways, or is it that Randall just wants to express that such a thing is simply impossible, and if he thinks about it, he knows how it is possible to suppress the military momentum of the Hoof Fire Empire without the help of the power of the Lion Garden, in fact, he is advising them to dispel this ridiculous idea from the beginning?

But in any case, they tried to find a way to see if there was really such a possibility from the perspective of the Prime Minister of the Lion Garden.

"When I came to the city, I often thought about the name 'Uncrowned City,'" Randall seemed to think along with them, "if the meaning of the city is that no one wears a crown, but there is a clear order of seats in the Craftsmen's Guild, they actually control the power of the city, and they plan a series of conspiracies that the people don't know about. The cause and effect of this is that neither a city nor a country can escape the fate of erecting spiritual leaders and pillars. Think about it, don't you usually rely too much on the judgment of the craftsmen when it comes time to make decisions? ”

“……”

The craftsmen could not refute it.

Even if it is an independent city without a government, the city naturally needs to be managed, and in the event of a disaster, it naturally has to rely on the craftsmen's guild to deal with it.

And Icarus, the chief of the Craftsmen's Guild, has always been a leader among the people before.

"I think this is wrong," Randall denied the status quo, "your so-called crownless city is just a self-deceptive concept replacement, and in fact there is no escape from the shackles of the existing political system, either the king is hereditary or the people choose the person who holds the power, which is the norm in the world today." But then, you don't have anything to do with the word "crownless", what is the difference between that and tearing the city down and starting over? Your repeated history, like the countless names that have fallen at your feet in this land, is nothing more than a bumpy but monotonous cycle. ”

Quite a few people bowed their heads.

Randall's words were sharp, but they were also bloody facts.

"Huh...... I think that if we want to truly erect a "crownless city", the focus may not be whether the ruler wears a crown or not, but that even if the ruler wears a crown, he will not interfere in the affairs of the city, and completely delegate power to the people, and only have the absolute right to decide and dominate in times of crisis. ”

"But in this case, what is the difference between the executor who has delegated power and the actual ruler of the city?" Eluffa asked.

"Huh...... You're right, this requires the spiritual leader of the city to be strong enough to always hang like a sharp sword over his head, so that the city administrators below are under pressure to control and control these people, so that these people dare not mess around to eliminate internal troubles, and even suppress the external troubles of powerful countries in the surrounding areas. ”

"The kind of person you're talking about...... How could it exist? Eluffa was stunned.

Obviously has a strong strength, but does not show it? You have absolute power, but you don't use it? If you can't enjoy the treatment of being a king, then why is there any need to be a king?

Wait a minute...... He's not talking about himself, is he?

Randall...... Planning to be crowned king of the city?

"Yes," Randall said with his eyes closed, "it seems to me that there is one of those qualifications in the room right now, who can also fulfill my private requests. ”

"You...... Talking about yourself? Loveley asked through gritted teeth.

That's how you became friends with Lion Garden?!

Randall looked at her with a smile, "Don't get me wrong, Your Highness the Princess, since I am the Prime Minister of the Lion Garden, I should keep my responsibilities in mind, and I have no intention of taking on other duties than my own country, how can the army of the Hoof Fire Empire stop marching because I am here." ”

Truly.

Knowing that Randall is here, the Empire will only increase its military strength to garrison it.

Just as everyone guessed who he was referring to, Randall suddenly looked at Ryan with a smile.

"Of course I'm willing to give up the city, but based on my personal wishes, I prefer the other party to be a Shiyuan person."

“……？”

Lay, Lane!?

Everyone looked at each other in amazement, but Ryan himself hadn't come back to his senses.

"And he must have unstoppable faith and the strength to lead people through the odds."

“？”

"Moreover, he has no interest in power at all, even if he is in this position, he does not pursue fame and fortune, and always adheres to his own path, so that he can be regarded as the "uncrowned king".

“？？”

"Of course, what he has done is something that even the Hoof Fire Empire will be in awe, and the fate of rashly becoming an enemy is likely to lead to the situation of the union of the Crownless City and the Lion Garden."

“……”

"So, what do you think?" Randall said as he looked at Ryan.

Then he turned to the other side of the crowd.

"—Rowe Brooke?"

The eyes of the audience followed Randall together, and the scene was silent for a while.

Luo Wei: "......"

What the hell are you ......

(End of chapter)